Tag: pyramid scheme

We get the same comments from Mary Kay supporters over and over: Mary Kay works when you do, don’t steal someone’s dream, it’s not a get rich quick scheme, it is a business and you have to treat it like one… The sad fact, however, is that Mary Kay is …

Written by Raisinberry A revelation of the real business plan of Mary Kay Cosmetics… The fact that Mary Kay takes pains to invent the term “dual marketing” to disguise the business model tells you that even Mary Kay is embarrassed about being a multi-level “direct seller.” Multi-levels and pyramid marketing …

One of the common statements made by people in favor of multi-level marketing is that it is just like corporate America. We call MLM a pyramid scheme, and corporate America is a pyramid too! That’s simply not true. While the SHAPE of the hierarchy of people looks like a pyramid …

A few years ago, former Mary Kay national sales director Amy Dunlap was sued by Mary Kay Inc. for breaching her agreement with them. It’s interesting how these women such as Amy and Allison LaMarr (now known as Chaya Mushka Ben-Shabat) were so gung ho about Mary Kay… until they …

Mary Kay Cosmetics explains why the company is not a pyramid scheme and not a multi-level marketing comany. And Pink Truth responds. “We’re not a pyramid scheme!” “We’re not an MLM!” You hear Mary Kay’s loyal followers chant these themes over and over. I think it’s pretty clear that Mary …

Mary Kay plants fluff pieces with the media to hype the company. Mary Kay’s public relations department sends out press releases and contacts reporters in hopes of getting television and print media coverage. This, of course, fuels the constant push to recruit new consultants. Mary Kay is one of the …

Written by DupedByPinkFriend Here is the story of how I overcame my rational thoughts, allowed myself to be recruited into Mary Kay, and began to spread the same poison of untruths that I was told. I became an emotional thinker overnight. I “beelieved in the dream”! I now know that …

The lies that multi-level marketing recruiters use to con people into signing up for their scams change little from company to company. Dr. Jon Taylor, a noted expert on MLMs, put together a list of common misrepresentations (found in Chapter 8), and here are some of my favorites. I bet …

Written by Jon Taylor, PhD A study of Utah tax preparers sheds some light on who is profiting from multi-level marketing, network marketing, pyramid schemes, or a variety of other labels given to these sham businesses. 1. Summary of what was learned from these studies Are MLM’s* (multi-level marketing or …

Written by Rachel I recently read a quote from a site promoting an MLM: To recoup your initial $570 costs, focus on enrolling two distributors into your downline and then help them also enroll two people each. This is the problem. Right here. It’s the exponential growth caused by unlimited …